Registered sex offender faces school violation

A Bloomington man was indicted Tuesday by a Peoria County grand jury for being a registered sex offender allegedly within 500 feet of a school.

Reggie A. Hankins, 65, faces up to three years in prison on the felony count. He was ordered held on $40,000 bond last month pending his Nov. 14 arraignment.

Peoria police said a 15-year-old girl was approached by a man about noon Oct. 18 in the area of Marquette Avenue and Griswold Street. She refused to approach his car and was picked up by a relative. That's within 500 feet of Manual Academy.

Police said he drove off but was tracked to his house.

According to Illinois Sex Offender Registration website sponsored by the Illinois State Police, Hankins is considered a sexual predator after being convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a 12-year-old child nine years ago in McLean County.